On boxing /

Examines boxing in various aspects: boxing as metaphor, spectacle, dance, history, lore, women and boxing, etc.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-
Other Authors: Ranard, John (Photographer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Garden City, N.Y. : Dolphin/Doubleday, 1987.
Edition:1st ed.
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Description
Summary:Examines boxing in various aspects: boxing as metaphor, spectacle, dance, history, lore, women and boxing, etc.
Item Description:"Parts of this essay have appeared, in earlier versions, in the New York times magazine (June 16, 1985) and the Ontario review (fall/winter, 1986)"--Title page verso.
In addition to the standard issue, there is a specially bound and boxed issue, limited to 250 numbered and signed copies.
Physical Description:118 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-118).
ISBN:0385239424
9780385239424
0385238908
9780385238908